Renewable Energy

[DeanShow]

But can it be too late now? As we know, technology has gone so far that majority of word depends on fossil fuels, so is it too late now to switch to renewable energy? Will the Oil companies allow that?

It seems to me that the proliferation of renewable energy is unstoppable. As much money as spent on the development of these technologies will not allow to stop the movement in that direction. There is no turning back. If you have shares of oil companies it's time to sell them.

[crwth]

But can it be too late now? As we know, technology has gone so far that majority of word depends on fossil fuels, so is it too late now to switch to renewable energy? Will the Oil companies allow that?

It seems to me that the proliferation of renewable energy is unstoppable. As much money as spent on the development of these technologies will not allow to stop the movement in that direction. There is no turning back. If you have shares of oil companies it's time to sell them.

I don't think that the oil companies would allow that easily, but definitely, it can be overwritten. I hope the oil companies realize that it's time and they will see that somehow, they are affecting the environment and it's better to switch to renewable energy earlier.

[Sithara007]

I don't think that the oil companies would allow that easily, but definitely, it can be overwritten. I hope the oil companies realize that it's time and they will see that somehow, they are affecting the environment and it's better to switch to renewable energy earlier.

As long as they are able to demonize nuclear energy the oil companies need not do anything extra. Nuclear energy is the only form of renewable energy which is affordable. All other forms of energy are expensive, when compared to the thermal energy.

[crwth]

I don't think that the oil companies would allow that easily, but definitely, it can be overwritten. I hope the oil companies realize that it's time and they will see that somehow, they are affecting the environment and it's better to switch to renewable energy earlier.

As long as they are able to demonize nuclear energy the oil companies need not do anything extra. Nuclear energy is the only form of renewable energy which is affordable. All other forms of energy are expensive, when compared to the thermal energy.

The production of a very efficient machine that would capture natural energies in the earth would be really expensive. Uranium is definitely abundant in the earth and it's a good source of energy with high energy returns. Handling would definitely be an issue.

[freedomno1]

Do you believe that the research papers now can have an impact? Cite examples and do you think that it's possible?

Yes and no, one awareness of research needs to be provided and easily accessible to the common person ignorance is bliss the best research papers can find amazing solutions but no one will implement them if they are not aware there is a better approach of doing things.
Over time yes research papers make an impact especially in economic matters the problem is that the incentive mechanism may not exist for some social good proposals.
Example Fracking grew fast because of the real economic gain of oil production, but solar powered rooftops are not as quickly unless green subsidies come in or new nuclear.

Adds a Fun example:
Think of all the people at the gym pedaling Bicycles
Equate all the energy people use to pedal said bicycle
Convert that energy to the display and have it power the monitor instead of plugging it into the electrical socket.

Self generating exercise bike with monitor (Simple lightbulb)
Now scale that to the whole entire set of gym equipment and volia free energy from people exercising.

The question remains who will read the research paper and then who will be brave enough to implement it and work out any kinks.

[crwth]

Do you believe that the research papers now can have an impact? Cite examples and do you think that it's possible?

Yes and no, one awareness of research needs to be provided and easily accessible to the common person ignorance is bliss the best research papers can find amazing solutions but no one will implement them if they are not aware there is a better approach of doing things.
Over time yes research papers make an impact especially in economic matters the problem is that the incentive mechanism may not exist for some social good proposals.
Example Fracking grew fast because of the real economic gain of oil production, but solar powered rooftops are not as quickly unless green subsidies come in or new nuclear.

I don't think that making the research paper accessible to people will make an ordinary person knowledgeable already. If it's for the common person, I don't think that everyone would want to understand the scientific papers or something because they might get bored. There are also technical terms that surround a research paper, so it's best that the person has a technical background to make sense to all.

[freedomno1]

Do you believe that the research papers now can have an impact? Cite examples and do you think that it's possible?

Yes and no, one awareness of research needs to be provided and easily accessible to the common person ignorance is bliss the best research papers can find amazing solutions but no one will implement them if they are not aware there is a better approach of doing things.
Over time yes research papers make an impact especially in economic matters the problem is that the incentive mechanism may not exist for some social good proposals.
Example Fracking grew fast because of the real economic gain of oil production, but solar powered rooftops are not as quickly unless green subsidies come in or new nuclear.

I don't think that making the research paper accessible to people will make an ordinary person knowledgeable already. If it's for the common person, I don't think that everyone would want to understand the scientific papers or something because they might get bored. There are also technical terms that surround a research paper, so it's best that the person has a technical background to make sense to all.

The initial criteria you proposed in the OP though was for people to start in their own little ways improvements to their lifestyle that reduce the amount of pollution and that these micro-adjustments in collective will have a positive impact on our environment.

Then in order for that statement to be true it eventually needs to be applied toward a real world situation from a research field, the question then becomes the time it takes for that implementation to become mainstream and widely used versus whatever is the current solution.

The same applies to industry if a CO2 Scrubber adds costs to the production end then individuals will refuse to add it unless it is mandated by the government to offset emissions.

That is why Carbon Capture was created because industries will always try to reduce costs to the minimum unless they are taxed on the byproduct hence the creation of the Carbon Credit to force companies that were really inefficient to become more efficient in regard to pollution overruns.
(In farming: I don't care that it impacts other people I'll use pesticides to increase my crop yields what happens downstream is not my business)

That said their are always efficiencies to be had that can reduce the environmental impact while still building up economic profits, think smaller microchips (less materials are needed lower electricity requirements more processor power and output which impacts size) vs Vacuum Tubes big giant TV's lot of materials needed hence heavy.

Solutions can come from industry or individuals the impact depends on the knowledge to get the widget to scale.
(Alas redundancies have also decreased due to this consumerist improvement cycle so things break more easy on the inverse scale and quality can drop in order to be cheap) Why new things break a lot more quicker than old things ^^.

[alphablitzer]

Do you believe that the research papers now can have an impact? Cite examples and do you think that it's possible?

Yes and no, one awareness of research needs to be provided and easily accessible to the common person ignorance is bliss the best research papers can find amazing solutions but no one will implement them if they are not aware there is a better approach of doing things.
Over time yes research papers make an impact especially in economic matters the problem is that the incentive mechanism may not exist for some social good proposals.
Example Fracking grew fast because of the real economic gain of oil production, but solar powered rooftops are not as quickly unless green subsidies come in or new nuclear.

I don't think that making the research paper accessible to people will make an ordinary person knowledgeable already. If it's for the common person, I don't think that everyone would want to understand the scientific papers or something because they might get bored. There are also technical terms that surround a research paper, so it's best that the person has a technical background to make sense to all.

The initial criteria you proposed in the OP though was for people to start in their own little ways improvements to their lifestyle that reduce the amount of pollution and that these micro-adjustments in collective will have a positive impact on our environment.

Then in order for that statement to be true it eventually needs to be applied toward a real world situation from a research field, the question then becomes the time it takes for that implementation to become mainstream and widely used versus whatever is the current solution.

The same applies to industry if a CO2 Scrubber adds costs to the production end then individuals will refuse to add it unless it is mandated by the government to offset emissions.

That is why Carbon Capture was created because industries will always try to reduce costs to the minimum unless they are taxed on the byproduct hence the creation of the Carbon Credit to force companies that were really inefficient to become more efficient in regard to pollution overruns.
(In farming: I don't care that it impacts other people I'll use pesticides to increase my crop yields what happens downstream is not my business)

That said their are always efficiencies to be had that can reduce the environmental impact while still building up economic profits, think smaller microchips (less materials are needed lower electricity requirements more processor power and output which impacts size) vs Vacuum Tubes big giant TV's lot of materials needed hence heavy.

Solutions can come from industry or individuals the impact depends on the knowledge to get the widget to scale.
(Alas redundancies have also decreased due to this consumerist improvement cycle so things break more easy on the inverse scale and quality can drop in order to be cheap) Why new things break a lot more quicker than old things ^^.

That's if the people are willing to do that and study the current situation of the world. Of course, the world also aims to lessen the costs but still retains the efficiency they have. I just hope they would care enough with the wastes that comes with it and not just do it for their own selfish desire. I just hope that they realize that and care about the world we live in.

[Sithara007]

I don't think that the oil companies would allow that easily, but definitely, it can be overwritten. I hope the oil companies realize that it's time and they will see that somehow, they are affecting the environment and it's better to switch to renewable energy earlier.

As long as they are able to demonize nuclear energy the oil companies need not do anything extra. Nuclear energy is the only form of renewable energy which is affordable. All other forms of energy are expensive, when compared to the thermal energy.

The production of a very efficient machine that would capture natural energies in the earth would be really expensive. Uranium is definitely abundant in the earth and it's a good source of energy with high energy returns. Handling would definitely be an issue.

Handling is definitely an issue, and Chernobyl was a disaster which will remain in our minds for a very very long time. The incident at Fukushima didn't caused as much damage as expected. But even now, a lot of improvement is needed.

[clickerz]

But can it be too late now? As we know, technology has gone so far that majority of word depends on fossil fuels, so is it too late now to switch to renewable energy? Will the Oil companies allow that?

It seems to me that the proliferation of renewable energy is unstoppable. As much money as spent on the development of these technologies will not allow to stop the movement in that direction. There is no turning back. If you have shares of oil companies it's time to sell them.

Yes that is true, and even solar energy is getting attention now and  day after day, solar panel prices is dropping down. This is good news, so that we can not rely purely on  fossil fuels that destroy our planet. Also wind energy is being utilized. I am also fascinating o some youtube videos about "free energy" but on second thought it might be scam. I hope this research on free energy will be documented properly and can be scaled up for mass production.

[darkseid1199]

Whiles there is talk of Renewable energy, i think another important thing is about storing the converted energy, So far Tesla Powerwall is the most efficient battery out there and its stores 14 kWh and costs a whopping $5,500 if it can be made smaller and save much more power and the price is right, It will be of great.

[Forester618]

Whiles there is talk of Renewable energy, i think another important thing is about storing the converted energy, So far Tesla Powerwall is the most efficient battery out there and its stores 14 kWh and costs a whopping $5,500 if it can be made smaller and save much more power and the price is right, It will be of great.

I think that solar will not be enough to abandon the consumption of electricity from the grid. I do not know may need to additionally use wind energy? Unfortunately all these technologies are still very expensive and to talk about the transition for them so far.

[darkseid1199]

Whiles there is talk of Renewable energy, i think another important thing is about storing the converted energy, So far Tesla Powerwall is the most efficient battery out there and its stores 14 kWh and costs a whopping $5,500 if it can be made smaller and save much more power and the price is right, It will be of great.

I think that solar will not be enough to abandon the consumption of electricity from the grid. I do not know may need to additionally use wind energy? Unfortunately all these technologies are still very expensive and to talk about the transition for them so far.

I thinks it doable if scientist find a way to increase the efficiency of solar cells. Currently most solar cells have the average efficiency of 25% and if its increased to 75% it will be great.

[Samuel21]

Whiles there is talk of Renewable energy, i think another important thing is about storing the converted energy, So far Tesla Powerwall is the most efficient battery out there and its stores 14 kWh and costs a whopping $5,500 if it can be made smaller and save much more power and the price is right, It will be of great.

I think that solar will not be enough to abandon the consumption of electricity from the grid. I do not know may need to additionally use wind energy? Unfortunately all these technologies are still very expensive and to talk about the transition for them so far.

I thinks it doable if scientist find a way to increase the efficiency of solar cells. Currently most solar cells have the average efficiency of 25% and if its increased to 75% it will be great.

Solar panels require a lot of work, only work where there is a lot of Sunny days. No I think solar panels is intermediate between the technologies that can really solve the problem of departure from hydrocarbon dependence.

[Eternu]

But can it be too late now? As we know, technology has gone so far that majority of word depends on fossil fuels, so is it too late now to switch to renewable energy? Will the Oil companies allow that?

It seems to me that the proliferation of renewable energy is unstoppable. As much money as spent on the development of these technologies will not allow to stop the movement in that direction. There is no turning back. If you have shares of oil companies it's time to sell them.

Yes that is true, and even solar energy is getting attention now and  day after day, solar panel prices is dropping down. This is good news, so that we can not rely purely on  fossil fuels that destroy our planet. Also wind energy is being utilized. I am also fascinating o some youtube videos about "free energy" but on second thought it might be scam. I hope this research on free energy will be documented properly and can be scaled up for mass production.

The future of fuels is not oil, because there are limited sources of oil and people are starting to see that more clearly. That is why everyday there are more and more wind plants and solar plants. With power plants that we use now, we only make damage to Earth. Future lies in alternative power production, which will be safer and not lethal from people and Earth it self.

[Sithara007]

Solar panels require a lot of work, only work where there is a lot of Sunny days. No I think solar panels is intermediate between the technologies that can really solve the problem of departure from hydrocarbon dependence.

Since solar panels only work during the day, and the transmission losses are great, it is not really a substitute for the thermal energy. Solar energy needs storage in the form of batteries, which is expensive and makes the whole concept unaffordable.

[crwth]

But can it be too late now? As we know, technology has gone so far that majority of word depends on fossil fuels, so is it too late now to switch to renewable energy? Will the Oil companies allow that?

It seems to me that the proliferation of renewable energy is unstoppable. As much money as spent on the development of these technologies will not allow to stop the movement in that direction. There is no turning back. If you have shares of oil companies it's time to sell them.

Yes that is true, and even solar energy is getting attention now and  day after day, solar panel prices is dropping down. This is good news, so that we can not rely purely on  fossil fuels that destroy our planet. Also wind energy is being utilized. I am also fascinating o some youtube videos about "free energy" but on second thought it might be scam. I hope this research on free energy will be documented properly and can be scaled up for mass production.

The future of fuels is not oil, because there are limited sources of oil and people are starting to see that more clearly. That is why everyday there are more and more wind plants and solar plants. With power plants that we use now, we only make damage to Earth. Future lies in alternative power production, which will be safer and not lethal from people and Earth it self.

Well, there are now alternative to fuels like the electric cars now. If we're talking about cars. Some people do agree with the power of just electricity, and it could be easier because you can get power in renewable energy sources. It's also beneficial to the earth, and we're not adding to the problem. If it were discovered or invented earlier, it would be mass adopted, and I hope it's taken everywhere soon. It's expensive, but it's worth it.

[alphablitzer]

In this planet Earth, we would know how much we have caused the earth and we're the ones destroying it. I hope there would be something that be invented that could speed up the healing of this planet. Renewable energy could be the source of the solution with our problem, I hope so that it would be applied easily.

[crwth]

In this planet Earth, we would know how much we have caused the earth and we're the ones destroying it. I hope there would be something that be invented that could speed up the healing of this planet. Renewable energy could be the source of the solution with our problem, I hope so that it would be applied easily.

Not everything would be given an answer for the problem because maybe it's really hard or just expensive to do on a big scale. There should be a lot of researchers that would be budgeted in the world that they should be funded and be given a chance to be seen. It's not going to be an easy task, but I believe it can be.

[k@suy]

I support the renewable energy, to lessen the pollution and carbon emission which make our planet hotter  and melting of those polar glaciers which resulted to catastrophe on low lying and coastal areas specially on the pacific.Many people are already displaced,we need to joined hands here to save this lovely planet.